Aiming to enrich the hearing impaired’s connection with their environment, the device captures sound samples from the immediate area and broadcasts the audio files to a human interpreter. The interpreter then uses the clip to create a profound, poetic description of the soundscape, sending the text back to the device.

The University of Dundee student explains:

Acoustic Poetry is a conceptual object through which profoundly deaf individuals can explore soundscapes in everyday situations or special occasions. This is to enrich the connection with their environment, a rare intention in medical sound awareness devices. Acoustic poetry seeks to spark a conversation about how designing for deaf culture could be more exploratory and emotional.